UN rejects France's Kabul 'safe zone' idea
The UN Security Council Monday failed to take up France's proposal to create a UN-controlled "safe zone" at Kabul airport for people trying to leave Afghanistan. It called for a "safe, secure, and orderly departure from Afghanistan of Afghans and all foreign nationals," however. China and Russia abstained from the vote. Russia also called on the US to unfreeze Afghanistan's gold and foreign currency reserves at the Word Bank.